"WhiLE YoU WerE SLeepinG" (12/16/12)

Every year, I watch this little slice of Heaven. It's a Christmas movie and an amazing love story. It evokes powerful emotion and touches my soul every single time I watch it. I never get sick of it.

I have to be honest, when I watch this movie, I fear that I will end up being just like Lucy at the beginning of the movie- alone, with no love interest. I worry that my life is heading in that direction. I am far away from a lot of my family and in the next year or so, most of the family that has lived with me in UT will be heading in separate directions to pursue missions and education. I'm not dating anyone, nor do I have someone in my life to sweep me off my feet and "give me the world," as Lucy describes it in the movie. Despite all of these fears or doubts, I have hope. If not just in the gospel and Heavenly Father having a plan for each of His beloved children, I also take comfort in how the movie progresses and ends. *Spoiler alert* At the beginning of the movie, Lucy is lonely, depressed, and family-less, but after being mistaken for the fiancee of a whacky, awesome family's son, things change for the better. She finds love, acceptance, and people she can laugh with. Lucy is a character that I have related to for quite some time now. I only hope that one day, I'll relate to her when love knocks at my door (whenever that day will be).

Here's one of my favorite clips from the movie! Skip to 8:20!

I aspire to recreate this kind of a hilarious moment with the man I love someday. You can most definitely bet this is something I would like to cross of my life's bucket list. I only fear that if this happened to me, I would laugh so hard I'd pee my pants. Don't judge me. You haven't really laughed until it's happened to you at least once in your lifetime. If such an embarrassing thing happened, I would most definitely blame my wet pants on the ice/snow. 

Here is my favorite quote from the movie: 

"...It's just, you know, that when I was a kid, I always imagined what I would be like, or where I would be, or what I would have when I got older. And you know, it was the normal stuff- you know, I'd have a house and a family and things like that. Not that I'm complaining or anything because I have a cat. I have an apartment... um, sole possession of the remote control. That's very important. It's just, I never met anybody that I could laugh with. You know? Do you believe in love at first sight? Nah, I betcha don't, you're probably too sensible for that. Or have you ever, like, seen somebody? And you knew that, if only that person really knew you, they would, well, of course dump the perfect model that they were with and realize that you were the one that they wanted to, just, grow old with? Have you ever fallen in love with somebody you haven't even talked to? Have you ever been so alone you spend the night confusing a man in a coma?"

Here's a clip of this quote in action. Skip to 7:30.

Here's to hoping I'll be able to claim Lucy's "happily ever after" as my own someday. Until that blessed day arrives, I'll keep praying for my prince charming.

Over and out my friends!